The main focus area for this major is Exercise Science and Kinesiology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Health & Physical Education is a major offered under the parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies program of study at St. Mary’s University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in phys ed, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at St. Mary's was ranked #343 on College Factual's Best Schools for phys ed list. It is also ranked #28 in Texas.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at St. Mary’s was $1,010 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $32,700 | $32,700 |
Fees | $1,020 | $1,020 |
Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,980 | $10,980 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,100 | $3,100 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at St. Mary’s in Phys Ed walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 4% higher than the national average of $23,980.
phys ed who receive their bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s make an average of $28,443 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $27,962.
Online degrees for the St. Mary’s phys ed bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the St. Mary’s Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in phys ed in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 48.8%.
Around 60.0% of phys ed bachelor’s degree recipients at St. Mary’s in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 10 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Health & Physical Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 30 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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